Her devastated supporters waited for an appearance at campaign headquarters when the final results came through, but instead it was her campaign chairman who fronted up.

John Podesta told the crowd: “Everybody should head home, you should get some sleep, we’ll have more to say tomorrow.

“I want you to know, I want every person in this hall to know and I want every person across the country who supported Hillary to know that your voices and your enthusiasm means so much to her and to Tim (Kaine) and to all of us.